McLellan Conservation Area — Sunday, May. 29, 2016

Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene

I explored the McClellan Preserve on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, and I had the area entirely to myself... between the sunshine, the wildflowers, and the sound of woodpeckers hammering nearby, it was a pretty fun exploratory hike. A word to the wise about those looking for an easy day hike: the trails (old jeep roads? wildlife tracks?), or not maintained nor easily followed, so my trail run was actually more of a frolic through lake-side meadows. Luckily, with water on two sides and a fence on the third, it wasn't hard to find my way back to the car. This would be an excellent location for a WTA work party, or a trail-building party for a boy scout troop (I'm thinking a possible Eagle Scout project??!! Yes please!). It's a great location, with great scenery, but until there's some trail maintenance you're going to end up with a lot of confused hikers and/or disgruntled land owners.